{"id":21064,"date":"2013-05-28T16:56:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T20:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/?p=21064"},"modified":"2013-05-28T16:56:28","modified_gmt":"2013-05-28T20:56:28","slug":"an-invention-with-bite-limerick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2013\/05\/28\/an-invention-with-bite-limerick\/","title":{"rendered":"An Invention With Bite (Limerick)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do we really need <a href=\" http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/blogs\/sideshow\/toothbrush-comes-caffeine-220625085.html\">this invention?<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Coffee lovers may be able to get a shot of caffeine right from the toothbrush, if a patent from Colgate-Palmolive goes through.<\/p>\n<p>No need for the double latte down the street: That caffeine could be administered through a patch while you&#8217;re polishing those pearlies.<\/p>\n<p>According to the patent application, \u201cThe present invention pertains to an oral care implement generally, and more particularly to a toothbrush that releases a chemical into the mouth during use.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>An Invention With Bite (2-Verse Limerick)<br \/>\nBy Madeleine Begun Kane<\/p>\n<p>Can&#8217;t wait for your morning caffeine?<br \/>\nNeed a fix before brewing that bean?<br \/>\nToo rushed for that rush?<br \/>\nWell a fancy new brush<br \/>\nCould replace that caffeine-filled canteen.<\/p>\n<p>I refer to a new application<br \/>\nFor a patent. If granted, your ration<br \/>\nOf morning caffeine<br \/>\nCould arrive as you clean<br \/>\nAll your teeth with your toothbrush.  Ovation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do we really need this invention? Coffee lovers may be able to get a shot of caffeine right from the toothbrush, if a patent from Colgate-Palmolive goes through. No need for the double latte down the street: That caffeine could be administered through a patch while you&#8217;re polishing those pearlies. According to the patent application, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[41,2693,42],"tags":[2675,546,3578,817,545,3650,3398,1206,140,3648,3649],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21064"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21064"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21070,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21064\/revisions\/21070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}